Considering Layoffs? Tips for Avoiding Legal Problems

Autor/in	Kelderman, Eric
Titel	Considering Layoffs? Tips for Avoiding Legal Problems
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 55 (2009) 40, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Legal Problems; Job Layoff; Retrenchment; Financial Problems; Institutional Survival; Dismissal (Personnel); Personnel Policy; Personnel Management; Change Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beurlaubung; Dismissal; Entlassung; Personalpolitik; Personalmanagement; Lösungsstrategie
Abstract	The fiscal year that begins on July 1 for most colleges is expected to bring a wave of layoffs, as institutions grapple with declining state contributions, a falloff in donations, and other budget pressures. Eliminating jobs can create a number of legal pitfalls, including potential lawsuits for breach of contract or discrimination. If handled poorly, layoffs can even damage a university's reputation. Legal and human-resource specialists emphasize that the time to set plans and policies for reducing the work force is when times are good. Waiting until the last minute to change one's procedures and guidelines can create even greater risks for legal stumbles and lawsuits. This article presents some crucial questions and answers that legal experts say colleges should keep in mind before they consider downsizing. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10